Community Ledge #7: The Horse & Groom Pub
Although the Community Ledge set out to showcase people who deserve recognition ‘for being a stand-out member of our community’ we felt it time to extend our range to highlight a standout ;So this week we give you The Horse…
HIP is online?
I recently bumped into Chris Richards of Band of Brothers and asked him what he thought of the article I’d written about the organisation he’s involved in (See Issue 141). It was good to hear he’d liked the article and…
Community Action Group To Set Up In Hastings
ACORN the Union is a member-led campaigning organisation supporting and empowering low-income communities across the country to fight for a better life. Founded in Bristol in 2015 as a local action group, it has grown into a national organisation that…
What To Do If You Can’t Get A Gp Appointment
East Sussex County Council have issued a helpful guide to making the best use of NHS services in a bid to prevent overloading local A&E services. However, the rise in visits to A&E has been provoked by the decline in…
The Lost Toys Find Their Mark
The Lost Toys’ Big Adventure! is an action-packed performance with never a dull moment – even before the performance had begun. The Sussex Hall, the downstairs auditorium of the White Rock Theatre, was decked out as Santa’s workshop, elves busily…
CHRISTMAS – The Joy of Giving
Hastings Independent Press wishes all our readers a very merry Christmas. Making Christmas special involves giving as well as receiving, so we are running a feature on things people do in the community to help others – and a few…
Helping Others Over The Festive Season
Surviving Christmas Surviving Christmas will be a visible presence during the Christmas period, with a Christmas grotto on 21st and 23rd December, , at the Salvation Army hall in St. Andrews Square; a chance for children of local disadvantaged residents…
A Night at the Grand Olde Opus
Discovering one of Hastings best music events Everyone knows that Hastings is a great place for music, nurturing lots of home-grown talent as well as a place for aging rock heroes to gather and “Keep on truckin”. After all, we…
A Billion Ways To Save Our Planet
Kino Teatr, St Leonards Rod Webb went along to see the musical A Billion Ways and was blown away. A Billion Ways is a massive achievement; an idea sparked off in February this year leading to three night’s performance of…
Our NHS and Our Community
Graham Pearcy wrote eloquently about his experience of the NHS in Poetic Justice and the NHS (Issue 139). It’s interesting how one good experience can make you ‘almost’ question your beliefs: in his previous article (Battle Lines for the NHS,…